Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Cui Jun and Cui Qiyan, father and son, argued for several days about the child's name, and finally decided to name him Cui Jingyi.

On the day when the child was one month old, the eldest lady held a lively full-month ceremony at home.

The entire Dong family came. Xu Yiwan hugged the chubby Cui Jingyi and was reluctant to let go. Little Jingyi had a pair of round almond-shaped eyes that were black and shiny. He looked very much like Dong Jiafu, and of course also like her.

Jiang Ru and Dong Jialin's daughter is four months older than Xiao Jingyi, and she was brought along today as well.

Compared to her son, Dong Jiafu prefers the soft and sweet little girl, and holds her niece Le Yi in her arms.

"It's so lively in my sister-in-law's room."

Cui Yaying, who was pregnant, came in with the chubby Quan Ge'er. Following her were Cui Yawei and Cui Yarong, both of whom brought their children.

Cui Yawei's son is more than eight months old. He is a little weak and lies on her shoulder. He looks timid when he sees people.

Cui Yawei dotes on her son very much and carries him wherever she goes.

Cui Yarong has a son and a daughter, and she is much plumper than before she got married.

"Sisters are here, come and sit down." Dong Jiafu quickly stood up and motioned to Bitao to bring stools for them to sit on.

The three of them greeted Xu Yiwan and Jiang Ru and then sat down.

"Little Jingyi, your aunt and brother are here to see you." Cui Yaying teased Cui Jingyi lovingly. If she wasn't physically disabled, she would also want to hug him.

"Aunt, my brain axe is for my younger brother..." Quan Ge'er didn't pronounce the words clearly and stuffed his favorite cloth tiger into Dong Jiafu's hand.

Dong Jiafu took it and said softly, "Aunt thanks Quan Ge'er on behalf of Jingyi. When he grows up, I'll give this to him to play with."

Quan Geer looked at Cui Jingyi who was lying in someone's arms blowing bubbles, "When can my brother play with me?"

Cui Yaying smiled and said, "By this time next year, Jingyi will be able to catch up with you."

Quan Ge'er didn't quite understand the concept of time either. He blinked and said, "Then I'll play with my sister."

Then he turned around and looked for Cui Yarong's daughter.

Cui Yarong let the three children go play nearby and took out a gold lock from her body. "Sister-in-law, this is a full-month gift from my husband and I to Jingyi. May he grow up safely and have a smooth life."

"Thank you, sister and brother-in-law." Dong Jiafu accepted it. The Xie family was as generous as ever, and the gold locket on their hand was of great weight.

Cui Yawei rolled her eyes, implying that Cui Yarong loved to show off. Everyone had given full-month gifts when they came, but she gave another one in person. Her money was all given by her maternal grandparents, so why was she showing off?

"My sister-in-law is really amazing. She just got married and she gave my eldest brother a son. My grandmother and aunt are so happy." Cui Yawei felt unhappy when she thought about the fact that she had been married to the Song family for several years and had taken a lot of medicine before she got pregnant.

Dong Jiafu knew her temper and said casually: "It's just that Jing Yi and our fate has come to an end."

"Is sister-in-law's health improved?" Cui Yaying changed the subject at the right time.

"Okay, what about you? Is this child making trouble now?"

Cui Yaying touched her bulging belly and said, "He is very well behaved. I hope this baby is a girl, like my older sister, so I can have both a son and a daughter."

Cui Yarong smiled and said, "Third sister is young, she will definitely get what she wants."

Several of them had children, so they started chatting around their kids.

After the full moon banquet, Cui Qiyan sent the guests away and came back immediately. He glanced at his sleeping son and held Dong Jiafu in his arms.

"You must be tired, why don't you lie down on the bed and rest for a while?"

Dong Jiafu leaned on his shoulder and said, "I'm not tired. I met a lot of people today. I'm quite happy."

"You've been so depressed for the past month. Let's go out for a walk some other day when the weather is warm."

"it is good."

Cui Jingyi is growing up day by day, from babbling to toddling, and now at the age of two he can already run and needs someone by his side.

Even when he followed Cui Qiyan and Dong Jiafu to Shou'an Court to pay their respects to the old lady, he could not sit still for a moment and jumped up and down in front of the old lady.

Cui Qiyan frowned, "Cui Jingyi, be honest, be careful not to bump into your great-grandmother."

Cui Jingyi stopped, looked at his father, and threw himself on the old lady's lap in grievance.

The old lady held his little hand lovingly and looked at Cui Qiyan with dissatisfaction, "Jing Yi is just a little kid, he is still naughty, why are you so mean to him? With him here for the past two years, I feel my body is getting lighter and lighter."

Mother Qi on the side echoed: "Since the little prince was born, the old lady has smiled more than before."

"Grandma, you will spoil him like this." Cui Qi Yan was helpless.

"How could that be? Our Jingyi is the most sensible, right?" The old lady said to Cui Jingyi with a smile on her face.

Cui Jingyi knew who was the most senior person in the room, so he nodded quickly and held the old lady's hand and said in a baby voice, "I was careful not to bump into my great-grandmother."

"Jing Yi is so good——"

The eldest lady looked at her grandson lovingly, then turned to Dong Jiafu and said, "It's getting late, shouldn't you guys set off?"

"It's time to go," Dong Jiafu stood up and waved to Cui Jingyi, "Jingyi, come here."

Cui Jingyi ran to Dong Jiafu with his short legs and a smile showing his little milk teeth.

Dong Jiafu took his hand and said, "Grandma, Mother, we'll go first."

The old lady nodded and said, "Go ahead. It's windy outside. Wear more clothes for Jingyi so he doesn't catch a cold."

"Don't worry, Grandma. Everything is ready."

Cui Qi Yan also stood up. He was annoyed that his son was walking too slowly, so he bent down, picked him up, and went out with Dong Jiafu.

Ji Bai, who had just married Meng Dong, was waiting happily outside the house. When he saw them come out, he hurriedly brought out the horse stool.

"Prince, Madam, please get in the car."

The family of three got on the carriage, and Dong Jiafu added a piece of clothing for Cui Jingyi.

Cui Jingyi leaned into Dong Jiafu's arms and asked, "Mother, can I see my uncle today?"

"Yes, your uncle is coming back from Suzhou today. Remember to let people know when you see him?"

"Yes!" Cui Jingyi nodded seriously in response.

Cui Qiyan said, "After four years, my brother has finally been transferred back to the capital to take up a post."

"Yes, finally big brother is back." Dong Jiafu sighed.

When he arrived at Dong's house, Cui Jingyi ran to the main room happily.

"Grandfather—Grandmother—"

Xu Yiwan heard the voice and rushed out, "Hey, our Jing Yi is here, come quickly and let grandma hug you."

Cui Jingyi threw himself straight into Xu Yiwan's arms.

Dong Jingtang glanced at Jingyi with a smile, then raised his eyes and said, "You'an, Afu, you're here."

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, are we not late?" Cui Qi Yan said.

"No, it's still early, come in and sit down."

Cui Qiyan followed Dong Jingtang inside.

Dong Jiafu went over and helped Xu Yiwan up. "Mother, don't underestimate Jing Yi because he is young. He follows his fifth and sixth uncles around the house all day long. He is full of energy. You must not let him bump into you."

Xu Yiwan stood up and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm in good health now, so I'm not afraid."

Dong Leyi came over from Jiang Ru and called sweetly, "Auntie——"

"Hey," Dong Jiafu bent down, "Does Le Yi miss her aunt?"

"Think about it."

"Auntie brought you something good. I'll have someone bring it to you later."

"Afu, you don't have to bring her anything every time you come." Jiang Ru said.

Dong Jiafu stood up and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law, they are just some small things."

"Afu, please come in quickly. Big brother should be here soon." Dong Jialin greeted.

After sitting down, the adults were talking while Cui Jingyi and Dong Leyi were playing on the side.

More than half an hour later, Butler Sun said happily at the door: "Master, Madam, the master is here!"

The family hurried to the door and saw a carriage slowly approaching.

The carriage stopped, Dong Jiabai got off, and knelt down towards Dong Jingtang and Xu Yiwan, "Father, mother, your son is back——"

Xu Yiwan's eyes instantly turned red, and she reached out to help him. "I'm glad you're back. Hurry up and let mother see you..."

"It's darker, but stronger..." Xu Yiwan looked him up and down.

"My mother is ill, and I am unable to take care of her by her bedside. I feel really ashamed of my mother's kindness in raising me."

After being away from home for four years, Dong Jiabai finally got to see his family and his eyes became moist.

"It's not that serious, you just caught a cold. You'll be fine after taking the pills made by Afu." Xu Yiwan comforted her.

Dong Jingtang looked at his eldest son with a gratified look, "You have done a good job in the area under your jurisdiction. The emperor has transferred you back to the capital to the Hanlin Academy. You must be more diligent in the future."

Dong Jiabai nodded, "Yes, father."

"Brother, welcome home!" Dong Jialin pulled his wife and daughter over to introduce them, "These are your brother's sister and niece."

"Brother." Jiang Ru greeted.

"Sister-in-law." Dong Jiabai returned the greeting and squatted down with a smile, "Are you Le Yi?"

"Hello, uncle. I am Dong Leyi."

Le Yi's answer made everyone laugh.

At this time, Cui Jingyi broke away from Dong Jiafu's hand and ran to Dong Jiabai, "Hello, uncle, I am Cui Jingyi."

"Oh, it's little Jingyi." Dong Jiabai reached out and touched his head.

Cui Jingyi didn't like people touching his head, but today was the first time he met his uncle who sent him new and interesting things from Suzhou, so he endured it.

Dong Jiafu and Cui Qiyan came over.

"Thank you for your hard work along the way, brother."

Dong Jiabai stood up and said, "It's been many years since we last met, and Afu has become a mother now."

The family was reunited, and Xu Yiwan was overjoyed. "Don't stand there, come in."

Dong Jiabai prepared gifts for his niece and nephew whom he met for the first time, and the two children played happily nearby.

The adults were talking about how much they missed each other during these years of separation.

After having the reunion dinner at Dong’s house, Dong Jiafu and Cui Qiyan took Cui Jingyi away.

When they were almost at the Duke's Mansion, Ji Bai, who was driving, said, "It's snowing."

Cui Jingyi was so excited that he wanted to go down to see the snow, and Dong Jiafu agreed to fulfill his little wish.

Cui Qi Yan asked Ji Bai to stop the car and took the mother and daughter back on foot.

Cui Jingyi was among them, holding their hands and jumping and dancing happily.

The snow fell one by one, shining brightly in the afterglow, like stars in the sky.

The snowflakes fell gently on the family of three and melted in their laughter.

(End of the article)